Cisco PA-MC-2T3+ Installation And Configuration Manual

PA-MC-2T3+ Multi-Channel T3 Port Adapter Installation and Configuration

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Document Revision History vii

Objectives viii

Organization viii

Preface

This preface describes the objectives and organization of this document and explains how to find additional information on related products and services. This preface contains the following sections:

• Document Revision History, page vii

• Objectives, page viii

• Organization, page viii

• Related Documentation, page viii

• Obtaining Documentation, page x

• Documentation Feedback, page xi

• Cisco Product Security Overview, page xi

• Product Alerts and Field Notices, page xii

• Obtaining Technical Assistance, page xii

• Obtaining Additional Publications and Information, page xiv

Document Revision History

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The Document Revision History table below records technical changes to this document.

Document Version Date Change Summary

OL-3536-04 September, 2006 This version of the document adds support for the

NPE-G2 and the Port Adapter Jacket Card for Cisco 7200 VXR routers.

OL-3536-05 May, 2006 This version of this document adds Port Adapter Jacket

Card installation information for the Cisco 7200 VXR

with NPE-G1 and NPE-G2.

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Objectives

This document describes how to install and configure the PA-MC-2T3+ Multi-Channel T3 port adapter PA-MC-2T3+ (=), hereafter referred to as the PA-MC-2T3+, which is used in the following platforms:

Organization

This document contains the following chapters:

Preface

• Cisco 7200 series routers, consisting of the two-slot Cisco 7202, four-slot Cisco 7204 and

Cisco 7204VXR, and the six-slot Cisco 7206 and Cisco 7206VXR

• Cisco 7301 router

• Cisco 7304 PCI Port Adapter Carrier Card in the Cisco 7304 router

• Cisco 7401ASR router

• VIP in Cisco 7500 series and Cisco 7000 series routers with the 7000 Series Route Switch Processor

(RSP7000) and 7000 Series Chassis Interface (RSP7000CI)

Section Title Description

Chapter 1 Overview Describes the PA-MC-2T3+ and its LED

Chapter 2 Preparing for Installation Describes safety considerations, tools required,

Chapter 3 Removing and Installing

Port Adapters

Chapter 4 Configuring Unchannelized mode for

the Cisco PA-MC-2T3+

Chapter 5 Configuring Channelized mode for

the Cisco PA-MC-2T3+

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Cisco.com

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Overview

This chapter describes the Cisco PA-MC-2T3+ port adapter and contains the following sections:

• Port Adapter Overview, page 1-1

• Channelized T3 Overview, page 1-2

• Unchannelized T3 Overview, page 1-2

• T3 Specifications, page 1-3

• LEDs, page 1-4

• Port Adapter Slot Locations on the Supported Platforms, page 1-5

• Identifying Interface Addresses, page 1-11

Port Adapter Overview

CHA PTER

The PA-MC-2T3+ is a single-width port adapter that provides two T3 interface connections using BNC connectors. (See Figure 1-1.) Each T3 interface can be independently configured to be either channelized or unchannelized. A channelized T3 provides 28 T1 lines multiplexed into the T3. Each T1 line can be configured into one or more serial interface data channels.

An unchannelized T3 provides a single serial interface data channel that may be configured to use all of the T3 bandwidth or a fractional portion of it. This mode is compatible with several vendors of fractional (subrate) DS3 data service units (DSUs).

Figure 1-1 PA-MC-2T3+—Front Panel

MULTI-CHANNEL 2T3+

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The PA-MC-2T3+ has the following features and physical characteristics:

• The PA-MC-2T3+ supports both channelized and unchannelized operations.

• It transmits and receives data bidirectionally at the T3 rate of 44.736 Mbps.

• It conforms to relevant specifications for DS3 (Digital Signal Level 3) circuits.

• The T3 connection, provided by two female BNC connectors for transmit (TX) and receive (RX),

requires 734A coaxial cable that has an impedance of 75 ohms.

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Channelized T3 Overview

• It supports RFC 1406 and RFC 1407 (CISCO-RFC-1407-CAPABILITY.my). For RFC 1406, Cisco

supports all tables except the FarEnd table. For RFC 1407, Cisco does not support FarEnd or Fractional tables. (For information on accessing Cisco MIB files, refer to the Cisco MIB User Quick Reference publication.)

• PA-MC-2T3+ microcode is loaded at initialization and is bundled into IOS software.

Channelized T3 Overview

In the channelized mode of operation, a PA-MC-2T3+ T3 link is channelized into 28 DS1 data lines in an industry standard multiplexing format.

Each of the T1 lines contains 24 timeslots of 64 or 56 kbps each. The T1 lines can support one or more user data channels which appear to the system as serial interfaces. Each serial interface is assigned one or more of the timeslots giving the serial interface a bandwidth of n x 56 kbps or n x 64 kbps, where n is the number of timeslots assigned. Any unused timeslots of the T1 are filled with an idle channel pattern.

The following restrictions apply: A timeslot can only be used by one serial interface. A serial interface cannot use timeslots from more than one T1 line. Each T3 can have a maximum of 128 serial interfaces. Unused serial interfaces on one T3 cannot be used by the other T3.

Chapter 1 Overview

The PA-MC-2T3+ supports Cisco High-Level Data Link Control (HDLC), Frame Relay, PPP, and Switched Multimegabit Data Service (SMDS) Data Exchange Interface (DXI) encapsulations over each serial interface.

Note T1 lines on the PA-MC-2T3+ are numbered 1–28, rather than the more traditional zero-based scheme

(0–27) used with other Cisco products. This is to ensure consistency with telco numbering schemes for T1 lines within channelized T3 equipment.

Note The PA-MC-2T3+ does not support the aggregation of multiple T1 lines (called inverse multiplexing or

bonding) in hardware for higher bandwidth data rates. MLPPP may be used for this purpose in software.

The T3 section of the PA-MC-2T3+ supports the maintenance data-link channel (MDL) when using c-bit parity framing as well as local and network loopbacks. The T1 section of the PA-MC-2T3+ supports facilities data link (FDL) in Extended Superframe (ESF) framing, as well as various loopbacks. Bit error rate testing (BERT) is supported on each of the T1 lines although a test may not be active on more than one T1 at a time. BER testing may be done over a framed or unframed T1 signal.

Unchannelized T3 Overview

In the unchannelized mode of operation, a T3 link provides a single high speed user data channel, rather than being multiplexed into 28 T1 lines. The data channel appears to the system as a serial interface that may be configured to use the full T3 bandwidth or a smaller portion of the T3 bandwidth. No industry standard exists for subdividing the T3 bandwidth but the PA-MC-2T3+ is compatible with the proprietary formats of five vendors of T3 DSUs, when used at the far end of the T3 link.

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In unchannelized T3 mode, the T3 section supports the maintenance data link (MDL) channel when using c-bit parity framing as well as local and network loopbacks. Bit error rate testing (BERT) is supported on the T3 link. The PA-MC-2T3+ supports Cisco High-Level Data Link Control (HDLC), Frame Relay, PPP, and Switched Multimegabit Data Service (SMDS) Data Exchange Interface (DXI) encapsulations over the serial interface.

T3 Specifications

The PA-MC-2T3+ T3 port is designed to receive and transmit at the DSX-3 level while driving and receiving from 75-ohm coaxial cables (ATT 734A or equivalent quality coax). The T3 port connects directly to any equipment with DSX-3 level BNC connectors.

Table 1 -1 lists the specifications that the T3 front end is designed to meet.

Table 1-1 Specifications for the T3 Front End

Parameter Specification

Line rate 44.736 Mbps (±20 ppm)

Line code B3ZS (bipolar with three-zero substitution)

Impedance 75 ohms

Output Pulse shape ANSI T1.102, pulse amplitude is between 0.36 and 0.85 volts peak

Input signal 0.035-1.1 volts peak

Output signal Able to drive 450 feet (135 meters) of 75-ohm coaxial cable (734A

T3 Specifications

or equivalent) and meet pulse shape template

Note The coax shield side of the T3 BNC connectors is connected to the router chassis ground.

Unchannelized Interoperability Guidelines for DSUs

The PA-MC-2T3+ supports several types of integrated data service units (DSUs). Tab l e 1-2 lists the feature compatibilities of PA-MC-2T3+ DSUs.

Table 1-2 Feature Compatibilities of PA-MC-2T3+ DSUs

Full Rate

Vendor DSU Model

Digital Link DL3100 Yes Yes Yes

ADC Kentrox T3/E3 IDSU Yes Yes Yes

Larscom Access T45 Yes Yes Yes

Ad t r an T3SU 3 00 Ye s Ye s Yes

Verilink HDM2182 Yes Yes Yes

Support

Scrambling Support

Subrate Support

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LEDs

Chapter 1 Overview

Note The PA-MC-2T3+ does not support configuration of the far end T3 DSU using the maintenance data link

channel in c-bit parity framing.

The PA-MC-2T3+ has seven status LEDs located on its faceplate: ENABLED, ALARM, LOOP, LOS, OOF, AIS, and FERF. (These status LEDs are shown from left to right in Figure 1-2.)

Figure 1-2 PA-MC-2T3+ Status LEDs—Partial Horizontal View

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After system initialization, the green ENABLED LED indicates that the port adapter is enabled for operation.

The following conditions must be met before the PA-MC-2T3+ is enabled:

• The port adapter is correctly installed in the VIP motherboard or Cisco 7200 series router slot and

is receiving power.

• The system software recognizes the PA-MC-2T3+

If either one of the preceding conditions is not met, or if the initialization fails for other reasons, the enabled LED does not go on.

Table 1 -3 lists LED colors and indications.

Table 1-3 PA-MC-2T3+ LEDs

LED Label Color State Meaning

ALARM Yellow On T1 loss of frame (LOF)

T1 alarm indication signal (AIS) T3 loss of signal (LOS) T3 alarm indication signal (AIS) T3 out of frame (OOF) T3 far-end received failure (FERF)

LOOP Yellow On T1 line or T3 link in a loopback state; not enabled for normal

data traffic

LOS Yellow On T3 link loss of the received signal.

Operates in conjunction with ALARM LED.

AIS Yellow On T3 link receives alarm indication signal.

Operates in conjunction with the ALARM LED.

OOF Yellow On Indicates a DS3 out-of-frame (OOF) condition. Operates in

conjunction with the ALARM LED.

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Port Adapter Slot Locations on the Supported Platforms

Table 1-3 PA-MC-2T3+ LEDs (continued)

LED Label Color State Meaning

FERF Yellow On Receiver detects a far end receive failure (FERF) signal from

the far end. Operates in conjunction with the ALARM LED.

In addition to the interface status information provided by the LEDs, you can also retrieve detailed interface status information either through the router console port or through Telnet or Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP).

Port Adapter Slot Locations on the Supported Platforms

This section discusses port adapter slot locations on the supported platforms. The illustrations that follow summarize slot location conventions on each platform:

• Cisco 7200 Series Routers Slot Numbering, page 1-5

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Cisco 7301 Router Slot Numbering, page 1-7

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• Cisco 7304 PCI Port Adapter Carrier Card Slot Numbering, page 1-7

• Cisco 7401ASR Router Slot Numbering, page 1-8

• VIP Slot Numbering, page 1-9

Cisco 7200 Series Routers Slot Numbering

Figure 1-4 shows a Cisco 7206 with port adapters installed. In the Cisco 7206 (including the Cisco 7206

and Cisco 7206VXR as router shelves in a Cisco AS5800 Universal Access Server), port adapter slot 1 is in the lower left position, and port adapter slot 6 is in the upper right position. (The Cisco 7202 and Cisco 7204 are not shown; however, the PA-MC-2T3+ can be installed in any available port adapter slot 1 through 6.)

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Figure 1-3 Port Adapter Slots in Cisco 7206 VXR Router with the Port Adapter Jacket Card

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Jacket Card installed. Port adapter slots in the Cisco 7200 VXR routers are numbered from left to right. With an NPE-G1 or NPE-G2 installed, port adapter slot 0 can accept the Port Adapter Jacket Card. The Port Adapter Jacket Card resides in port adapter slot 0. The port adapter in the Port Adapter jacket card resides in port adapter slot 5 on the Cisco 7204 VXR router, or port adapter slot 7 on the Cisco 7206 VXR router.

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The Cisco 7304 PCI Port Adapter Carrier Card accepts one single-width port adapter. Figure 1-6 shows a Cisco 7304 PCI Port Adapter Carrier Card with a port adapter installed.

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Figure 1-9 on page 1-9 shows a partial view of a VIP motherboard with installed port adapters. With the

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Interface processor slots are numbered as shown in Figure 1-10.

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Identifying Interface Addresses

This section describes how to identify interface addresses for the PA-MC-2T3+ in supported platforms. Interface addresses specify the actual physical location of each interface on a router or switch.

Interfaces on the PA-MC-2T3+ installed in a router maintain the same address regardless of whether other port adapters are installed or removed. However, when you move a port adapter to a different slot, the first number in the interface address changes to reflect the new port adapter slot number.

Interfaces on a PA-MC-2T3+ installed in a VIP maintain the same address regardless of whether other interface processors are installed or removed. However, when you move a VIP to a different slot, the interface processor slot number changes to reflect the new interface processor slot.

Note Interface ports are numbered from left to right starting with 0.

Table 1 -4 explains how to identify interface addresses.

Table 1-4 Identifying Interface Addresses

Platform Interface Address Format Numbers Syntax

Cisco 7120 series routers Port-adapter-slot-number/interface-port-number Port adapter slot—always 3

Interface port—0 and 1

Cisco 7140 series routers Port-adapter-slot-number/interface-port-number Port adapter slot—always 4

Interface port—0 and 1

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6 (depends on the number of slots in the router)

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Cisco 7301 routers Port-adapter-slot-number/interface-port-number Port adapter slot—always 1

Interface port—0 and 1

Cisco 7304 PCI Port Adapter Carrier Card in Cisco 7304 routers

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1. Port adapter slot 0 is reserved for the Fast Ethernet port on the I/O controller (if present).

2. Port adapter slot 0 can accept the Port Adapter Jacket Card if an NPE-G1 or NPE-G2 are installed.

3. Port adapter slot 0 is reserved for the Fast Ethernet port on the I/O controller (if present).

Cisco 7200 Series Routers Interface Addresses

This section describes how to identify the interface addresses used for the PA-MC-2T3+ in Cisco 7200 series routers. The interface address is composed of a two-part number in the format port-adapter-slot-number/interface-port-number. See Tab l e 1-4 for the interface address format.

In Cisco 7200 series routers, port adapter slots are numbered from the lower left to the upper right, beginning with port adapter slot 1 and continuing through port adapter slot 2 for the Cisco 7202, slot 4 for the Cisco 7204 and Cisco 7204VXR, and slot 6 for the Cisco 7206 and Cisco 7206VXR. (Port adapter slot 0 is reserved for the optional Fast Ethernet port on the I/O controller—if present.)

The interface addresses of the interfaces on the PA-MC-2T3+ in port adapter slot 1 are 1/0 through 1/1 (port adapter slot 1 and interfaces 0 and 1). If the PA-MC-2T3+ was in port adapter slot 4, these same interfaces would be numbered 4/0 through 4/1 (port adapter slot 4 and interfaces 0 and 1).

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Cisco 7301 Router Interface Addresses

This section describes how to identify addresses used for the PA-MC-2T3+ in the Cisco 7301 router. In the Cisco 7301 router, slot 1 is the port adapter slot you use for the PA-MC-2T3+. (See Figure 1-5.)

The interface address is composed of a two-part number in the format port-adapter-slot-number/interface-port-number. See Table 1-4 on page 1-11 for the interface address format.

Cisco 7304 PCI Port Adapter Carrier Card Interface Addresses

This section describes how to identify the interface addresses used for the PA-MC-2T3+ in the Cisco 7304 PCI Port Adapter Carrier Card in Cisco 7304 routers. The interface address is made of a two-part number in the format port-adapter-slot-number/interface-port-number.

The Cisco 7304 PCI Port Adapter Carrier Card installs into Cisco 7304 router module slots 2 through 5 (See Figure 1-7.) The port-adapter-slot-number is the Cisco 7304 router module slot number. For example, the interface address of port 0 on a PA-MC-2T3+, in which the Cisco 7304 PCI Port Adapter Carrier Card is installed in Cisco 7304 router module slot 3, would be numbered 3/0.

Cisco 7401ASR Router Interface Addresses

This section describes how to identify addresses used for the PA-MC-2T3+ in the Cisco 7401ASR router. In the Cisco 7401ASR router, slot 1 is the port adapter slot you use for the PA-MC-2T3+. (See Figure 1-8.) The interface address is composed of a two-part number in the format port-adapter-slot-number/interface-port-number. See Table 1-4 on page 1-11 for the interface address format.

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VIP Interface Addresses

This section describes how to identify the interface addresses used for the PA-MC-2T3+ on a VIP in Cisco 7000 series and Cisco 7500 series routers.

Note Although the processor slots in the 7-slot Cisco 7000 and Cisco 7507 and the 13-slot Cisco 7513 and

Cisco 7576 are vertically oriented and those in the 5-slot Cisco 7010 and Cisco 7505 are horizontally oriented, all Cisco 7000 series and Cisco 7500 series routers use the same method for slot and port numbering.

See Table 1-4 on page 1-11 for the interface address format. The interface address is composed of a three-part number in the format interface-processor-slot-number/port-adapter-slot-number/interface-port-number.

If the VIP is inserted in interface processor slot 3, then the interface addresses of the PA-MC-2T3+ are 3/1/0 through 3/1/1 (interface processor slot 3, port adapter slot 1, and interfaces 0 and 1). If the port adapter was in port adapter slot 0 on the VIP, these same interface addresses would be numbered 3/0/0 through 3/0/1.

Identifying Interface Addresses

Note If you remove the VIP with the PA-MC-2T3+ (shown in Figure 1-9 on page 1-9) from interface

processor slot 3 and install it in interface processor slot 2, the interface addresses become 2/1/0 through 2/1/1.

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CONTENTS

Preface

Document Revision History

Objectives

Organization

Related Documentation

Obtaining Documentation

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Product Documentation DVD

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Documentation Feedback

Product Alerts and Field Notices

Obtaining Technical Assistance

Submitting a Service Request

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Definitions of Service Request Severity

Overview

Port Adapter Overview

Channelized T3 Overview

Unchannelized T3 Overview

T3 Specifications

Unchannelized Interoperability Guidelines for DSUs

LEDs

Port Adapter Slot Locations on the Supported Platforms

Cisco 7200 VXR Router with the Port Adapter Jacket Card Slot Numbering

Cisco 7304 PCI Port Adapter Carrier Card Slot Numbering

VIP Slot Numbering

Identifying Interface Addresses

Cisco 7301 Router Interface Addresses

Cisco 7304 PCI Port Adapter Carrier Card Interface Addresses

VIP Interface Addresses